May 16 2008, 12:33 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs + Drugs (Cause Hair Loss)
Doctor,
I am a 38 year old male who was using propecia .5mg for the past 6 months. My hair seems thinner than ever, especially in the temples. The strange thing is it’s not shedding the least bit. I can pull on it and barely get any hairs to come off. I am wondering if my hair is getting ready to “explode” with new regrowth? I’ll tell you doctor, I’m getting worried that propecia has ruined my hair for good. My temples were not terrible but now they are very diffused. I’m sure you’ve run into this before. What is your best guess? Thank you and take
care!
There is no basis for Propecia to make your hair worse and certainly if you are taking half the recommended dose, which will produce less value for you. What you describe is one complaint I have not had in the past about this medication. Generally, I tell the patient to stay on the drug for at least a year. If your hair is worse than before, you should discuss this with your prescribing doctor to find out his/her take on it.
If you had metrics done with a mapping of your hair for miniaturization, you would know if there is a benefit from what the doctor can see on the video densitometer. I can not help you much here, as I do not have the benefit of you in front of me.
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I agree with the gentlemens comment about propecia, with reguards to the hair seems alot stronger and shedding is almost non existant, but my temples seem to have taken a beating because now I also can see right through my hair and clearly see the scalp. I am on Propecia 1mg a day as perscribed since April 22…
yeah , im having the same problem here. Have been on 0.5 mg of finesteride for 5 months and temples seem receding a bit more though existing hair in the temples still seem strong.
I have seen the same thing…accelerated loss across all the top in the first 6 months, but especially in the temples…I hope this is indeed just the cycle of regrowth. Anyone out there experience this and see it come back?